FDA proposes limits on e-cigarette sales to kids

2018-11-15

Electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) and their flavor delivering systems, known as pods, will continue to be sold in U.S. stores but only in areas that are

CDC: Teen e-cigarette use rose sharply from 2017

2018-11-15

The use of electronic cigarettes (e-cigarettes) by middle and high school students may be an epidemic, according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Exercise and dental health are interlinked

2018-11-13

I tell my patients that their gut and health are dependent on moving their body. But many don’t know that even dental health is indirectly

Study reports epinephrine safe in heart failure patients

2018-11-12

Should epinephrine be used with local anesthesia for dental procedures in adult patients who previously had heart failure? Researchers from Brazil recently conducted a study

U.S. fares better than similar countries for oral health

2018-11-04

The dental care delivery system in the U.S. appears to do better than those of other, similar countries, according to the results of a new

Study links periodontitis to higher blood pressure

2018-10-31

Are you seeing patients with high blood pressure who also have periodontal disease? A large study of more than 3,000 such patients illustrated the effect

Chronic periodontitis may be linked to Alzheimer’s disease

2018-10-28

Scientists may have discovered a link between periodontal disease and neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease. A new study found chronic periodontal infection was associated with

How much titanium does peri-implantitis tissue contain?

2018-10-24

Titanium exposure and scaling have become suspects in the worsening of peri-implantitis, but the actual concentration of titanium in tissues surrounding an implant with this

Can psychotherapy improve oral hygiene in young adults?

2018-10-11

It’s an ongoing struggle. How do you get patients with poor oral health to adopt better hygiene habits? Trying something different, researchers examined whether a

Kids’ oral microbiota composition may predict obesity

2018-10-03

Obese adults and adolescents are thought to have certain gut and oral microbiota variations, but less is known about the corresponding relationships in young children.

Is there an autoimmune component to periodontal disease?

2018-10-02

Periodontal disease can be viewed as both an acute and a chronic infection. Is the chronic phase actually related to an autoimmune reaction? An autoimmune

A historical perspective on handpiece sterilization

2018-10-01

HuangshanDental.com is pleased to publish this column by Louis DePaola, DDS, on the principles of infection control for handpieces. Louis DePaola, DDS. The handpiece is